TRADE THE TRADITIONAL CAREER PATH. TRADE 4 YEARS OF WAITING……FOR A CAREER YOU CAN GET STARTED ON TODAY.   Thursday, May 30th, 2019 3:30pm – 6:30pm            Sponsored by the DuPage County Building Trades and CISCO, this event will feature interactive demonstrations as well as opportunities to meet with instructors […]

PowerForward paid the registration fees for IBEW Local 701 members and (2) signatory contractor safety representatives per company to attend the 2019 Annual Construction Safety Conference and Expo held at the Drury Lane Conference Center on March 4th and 5th. In addition to paying the registration fees, Local 701 members were also awarded (5) incentive […]

  PowerForward DuPage organized a mobile “tour of the trades” for over 40 counselors and teachers from Indian Prairie School District 204 on March 1st, 2019. After a continental breakfast and a welcome by Joe Riley, President of the DuPage County Building Trades, the group took a tour of the IBEW Local 701 building and […]

Is there someone in your company or on your crew who has performed a selfless act or acts of safety extending above and beyond the normal call or duty? The NECA & IBEW Local 701 Safety Committee would like to invite IBEW Local 701 members and signatory contractors to nominate a deserving member for the […]

  PowerForward DuPage was pleased to host the DuPage County Solar Energy Conference this morning, welcoming over 100 registered attendees. The event was co-sponsored by PowerForward DuPage, DuPage County and Choose DuPage, the county’s public-private partnership that supports county-wide economic development initiatives. The featured speakers, Lisa Albrecht of the Illinois Solar Energy Association and owner […]

Congratulations to our 2018 Scholarship winners! In order to receive the $1,500 scholarship, applicants were required to submit a letter stating their goals and why the scholarship should be awarded to them as well as the scholarship application with official high school or college transcripts. Our goal is to provide college tuition assistance to the […]

The 22nd Annual PowerForward DuPage Golf Outing was held on Saturday, August 4, 2018 at the Bloomingdale Golf Club. Although the weather was a bit challenging, a good time was had by all. Thank you to everyone who attended, supported and volunteered at this event. I am very pleased to announce that we had over […]

On Thursday, August 9th, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL 11th District) will host a panel discussion about the impact of apprenticeship programs on America’s future economy. The panel will address the opportunities and challenges we can expect in the coming years and how we can best remain a global leader in an ever changing economic world. […]

Warrenville held its Independence Day Parade on Tuesday, July 3, 2018 and once again, the IBEW Local 701 along with PowerForward DuPage had a float entered in this event. Even though the temperature outside was at least 90 degrees, the parade was well represented by the Local 701 with over (60) members, spouses and children in […]